N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-644
Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
(1) A collaborative law participation agreement must meet all of the following requirements: Be in a record.
(1) A collaborative law participation agreement must meet all of the following requirements: Be in a record.
(2) Be signed by the parties and their collaborative lawyers.
(2) Be signed by the parties and their collaborative lawyers.
(3) State the parties' intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this Article.
(3) State the parties’ intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this Article.
(4) Describe the nature and scope of the collaborative matter.
(4) Describe the nature and scope of the collaborative matter.
(5) Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the collaborative law process.
(5) Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the collaborative law process.
(6) Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the collaborative lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative law process.
(6) Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the collaborative lawyer’s representation of a party in the collaborative law process.
(7) State that the collaborative lawyers are disqualified from representing their respective parties in a proceeding before a tribunal related to the collaborative matter, except as provided in G.S. 1-647, 1-649(c), 1-650, or 1-651.
(7) State that the collaborative lawyers are disqualified from representing their respective parties in a proceeding before a tribunal related to the collaborative matter, except as provided in G.S. 1-647, 1-649(c), 1-650, or 1-651.
(8) Provide an address for each party where any notice required under this Article may be sent.
(8) Provide an address for each party where any notice required under this Article may be sent.
(9) Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this Article.
(9) Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this Article.
History
(2020-65, s. 1.)
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.